10 John Farruggia
John Farruggia
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    New Hartford, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Mt. Markham Central
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    2.09
  • h %
    .209
  • a/s
    0.32
  • b/s
    0.25
  • sa/s
    0.09
  • d/s
    1.87

Bio

MAJOR AWARDS: 2014 NEAC First Team All-Conference...3x NEAC Student-Athlete of the Week recipient (02/11/13, 03/04/13, 02/24/14)...2013 Express Award Recipient...2013, 2015 NEAC Scholar-Athlete...Bard Raptors Invitational Most Outstanding Player (2013)...Team Captain (2015).

2015: Finished second on the squad with 217 kills to his credit, posting 22 service aces and falling one dig shy of 200 for the season...Posted 44 total blocks (4-40=44)...Posted 13 digs against D'Youville on Jan. 24...Registered 13 kills against Penn St.-Behrend on Jan. 31...Picked up a season-best 19 kills against Hilbert on Feb. 13, recording a double-double with 12 digs defensively...Recorded at least 10 kills in back-to-back NEAC fixtures on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, respectively, as his team defeated both Keuka and Lancaster Bible...Secured a double-double against Cairn on Mar. 7, reaching 14 kills and 11 digs defensively...Posted a perfect reception percentage against D'Youville on Mar. 14, not committing a single error on a season-high 47 reception attempts...Finished his junior campaign with zero reception errors in 62 chances.

2014: Led the Express with 211 kills as a sophomore, posting a team-leading 2.57 kills per set...Notched a team-best 49 service aces and 147 digs...Finished third amongst all NCAA Division III men's volleyball players with .60 service aces per set as his team was the nationwide leader in team service aces per set (2.20)...Concluded season as the program's all-time leader in kills (352)...Posted 17 kills against Keuka on Feb. 15, the second-most in any single match for the Express...His 61 attack attempts against Penn St.-Altoona on Mar. 8 are the most by any individual...Hit .500 against Cazenovia on Mar. 1, racking up 12 kills on 20 swings with only two errors to set the single match record for hitting percentage...His nine service aces against Cazenovia on Feb. 11 is the second-most in team history...Registered double-digit kill totals on 10 separate occasions.

2013: Made appearances in 85 sets for the Express as a freshman, posting a team-best 39 service aces in 2013...Averaged 1.66 kills per set after posting 141 kills in 444 total attacks (.117 hitting pct.)...Contributed defensively with 146 digs, ranking second on the team in that category...Notched a team-best 12 solo blocks with 38 total blocks to his credit...Recorded at least one block in his first seven collegiate appearances...Made his collegiate debut against Sage on Jan. 25...Exploded for 10 kills on Feb. 9 against Sarah Lawrence alongside only six errors...Converted six service aces against Cazenovia on Feb. 22 while adding 12 digs defensively...Chipped in 11 kills and only two errors against Cazenovia on Mar. 2...Posted at least seven digs in his final six matches.

PRIOR TO WELLS:
2012 graduate of Mt. Markham HS...Played golf, volleyball and football for the Mustangs under coaches Darin Lynch, Steve Gates and Mike Johnson...Was a member of the National Honor Society and received the Clark Scholarship...Was a Center State Conference All-Star...Was All-Conference twice...Earned All-Conference Most Valuable Player in 2012...Was a member of the National Honor Society...Earned Honor Roll for four-straight years.

PERSONAL: Son of John Farruggia and Karen Infusino...Brother of Kaitlyn and Jeana...Kaitlyn played women's volleyball at Utica College...Jeana played women's volleyball at Neuman University...Environmental Science major...Mathematics minor...Enjoys snowboarding, hiking, woodworking and hunting...Aspires to own his own business.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 18 vs. Wilson W, 3-1
Mar 19 vs. Lancaster Bible W, 3-2
Mar 19 at Penn St.-Altoona L, 3-1
Mar 23 at Keuka L, 3-1
Mar 24 SUNY Poly L, 3-1
Apr 2 at Vassar L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 30 16
Sets 109 59
Kills 228 147
Kills per set 2.09 2.49
Errors 97 50
Total Attacks 626 383
Hitting Percentage .209 .253
Assists 35 13
Assists per set 0.32 0.22
Service Aces 10 6
Service Errors 23 16
Service Aces per set 0.09 0.10
Receptions 433 278
Reception Errors 21 13
Digs 204 127
Digs per set 1.87 2.15
Block Solo 4 3
Block Assist 23 14
Block Total 27 17
Blocks per set 0.25 0.29
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 253.5 163.0
Points per set 2.3 2.8
Matches started 11 7
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 22 vs. Kean L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Jan 22 vs. Sage W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 7 .000 2 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Jan 23 vs. Vassar L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Jan 23 vs. Bard W, 3-1 - 4 12 6 37 .162 5 0 3 - 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Jan 30 vs. Regis (Mass.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Jan 30 vs. Newbury W, 3-0 - 3 11 4 17 .412 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Jan 31 Daniel Webster L, 3-2 1 3 2 6 25 -.160 0 1 0 20 0 8 0 2 2 2 0 4.0
Feb 6 vs. Marymount (Va.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 24 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 6 at Juniata L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 17 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 13 vs. Hilbert L, 3-1 1 4 13 4 31 .290 2 0 1 26 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Feb 13 vs. D'Youville L, 3-1 1 4 11 8 32 .094 1 0 1 13 0 9 0 3 0 3 0 12.5
Feb 14 at Medaille L, 3-1 1 4 17 6 39 .282 1 1 2 22 1 13 0 3 0 3 0 19.5
Feb 20 vs. Wilson W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 24 .625 2 1 0 15 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
Feb 21 vs. Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 - 3 14 1 23 .565 0 0 3 17 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 14.0
Feb 21 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 3-0 - 3 9 2 25 .280 1 0 1 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Feb 26 at Elmira L, 3-0 - 3 5 6 25 -.040 3 0 0 14 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Feb 26 vs. Nazareth L, 3-1 - 4 8 5 33 .091 4 0 1 30 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Mar 1 at SUNY Poly L, 3-0 1 3 6 2 19 .211 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Mar 5 Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-1 1 4 15 9 36 .167 2 1 0 14 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 17.5
Mar 6 Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 17 3 35 .400 0 0 0 20 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Mar 9 Keuka W, 3-1 1 4 6 6 36 .000 0 2 0 21 0 10 0 1 1 1 0 8.5
Mar 12 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 7 2 15 .333 1 0 0 20 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Mar 12 vs. Medaille L, 3-0 - 3 7 4 22 .136 1 0 1 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Mar 13 vs. Hilbert L, 3-1 - 4 11 4 30 .233 2 0 3 - 1 18 2 1 0 3 0 13.5
Mar 18 vs. Wilson W, 3-1 1 4 16 2 31 .452 0 0 1 19 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Mar 19 vs. Lancaster Bible W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 19 1 17 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Mar 19 at Penn St.-Altoona L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 21 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mar 23 at Keuka L, 3-1 - 4 5 5 30 .000 0 0 1 31 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Mar 24 SUNY Poly L, 3-1 1 4 10 4 26 .231 1 2 2 21 2 6 1 2 0 3 0 14.0
Apr 2 at Vassar L, 3-0 1 3 10 7 28 .107 1 1 0 16 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2012-13 27 85 141 1.66 89 444 .117 14 0.16 39 0.46 167 23 127 1.49 12 26 38 0.45 205.0 2.4
2013-14 25 82 211 2.57 100 602 .184 11 0.13 49 0.60 - 16 147 1.79 9 16 25 0.30 277.0 3.4
2014-15 27 91 217 2.38 119 701 .140 14 0.15 22 0.24 - 19 199 2.19 4 40 44 0.48 263.0 2.9
2015-16 30 109 228 2.09 97 626 .209 35 0.32 10 0.09 433 21 204 1.87 4 23 27 0.25 253.5 2.3
Total 109 367 797 2.17 405 2373 .165 74 0.20 120 0.33 600 79 677 1.84 29 105 134 0.36 998.5 2.7
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 30 109 228 2.09 97 626 .209 35 0.32 10 0.09 433 21 204 1.87 4 23 27 0.25 253.5 2.3
Conference 16 59 147 2.49 50 383 .253 13 0.22 6 0.10 278 13 127 2.15 3 14 17 0.29 163.0 2.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 19 50 2.63 28 158 .139 3 0.16 6 0.32 96 2 35 1.84 2 7 9 0.47 61.5 3.2
Away 7 25 43 1.72 26 141 .121 7 0.28 2 0.08 123 11 41 1.64 0 7 7 0.28 48.5 1.9
Neutral 18 65 135 2.08 43 327 .281 25 0.38 2 0.03 214 8 128 1.97 2 9 11 0.17 143.5 2.2
Result Wins 10 37 82 2.22 22 190 .316 12 0.32 4 0.11 111 4 82 2.22 0 6 6 0.16 89.0 2.4
Losses 20 72 146 2.03 75 436 .163 23 0.32 6 0.08 322 17 122 1.69 4 17 21 0.29 164.5 2.3
Month January 7 24 26 1.08 17 86 .105 9 0.38 2 0.08 20 2 41 1.71 0 5 5 0.21 30.5 1.3
February 10 36 92 2.56 32 232 .259 17 0.47 2 0.06 192 8 60 1.67 0 8 8 0.22 98.0 2.7
March 12 46 100 2.17 41 280 .211 8 0.17 5 0.11 205 11 97 2.11 4 9 13 0.28 113.5 2.5
April 1 3 10 3.33 7 28 .107 1 0.33 1 0.33 16 0 6 2.00 0 1 1 0.33 11.5 3.8